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Originally Posted by brandalyn101  Also something else my vet informed me that we did not know at the time (nor did the breeder), but her dad was gold and chocolate, he was not the standard blue/gold color (very beautiful though). Apparently when mating a standard yorkie with a chocolate/gold can lead to a weakened immune system and can cause allergies which can also cause the "brittle hair". |
How does your vet know that your pup's dad is a chocolate yorkie, but your breeder does not?
There is a lot of debate about non-standard dogs, but I don't recall anyone making the argument that chocolate yorkies have weakened immune systems. None of the chocolate yorkies here have any problems.